T-Mobile Capex spending to grow in 2019 for 5G network investment

February 7, 2019

T-Mobile said it will enhance its Capex spending to $5.8 to $6.1 billion in 2019 as the third largest telecom operator is aiming for 5G network investment.
T-Mobile’s Capex reached $5.5 billion (+6 percent) in 2018 — primarily due to deployment of 600 MHz spectrum and laying the groundwork for 5G.

The company is currently waiting for the final approval from the US regulatory authorities to buy rival Sprint in a $26 billion deal to take on AT&T and Verizon.

T-Mobile’s 5G will be available in six of the top 10 markets, including New York and Los Angeles, and customers can use first standards-based 5G smartphones in 2019. T-Mobile’s standards-based 5G will reach more locations next year.

Bellevue, Washington-based T-Mobile said the deployment of 600 MHz using 5G ready equipment reached over 2,700 cities and towns on 29 devices.

T-Mobile, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom, said it has the fastest 4G LTE network for 20th consecutive quarters based on analysis by Ookla of Speedtest Intelligence data.